seems to be a trend among right-wingers. if you don't like a piece of information, fight it. it's working for the creationists, the war-mongers, and now this. we also know that downloading songs, instead of increasing ppl's taste and demand for music, is helping the terrorists. maybe cigarettes will be deemed healthy again. they are like a kid who sticks his fingers in his ears when someone is trying to tell them something. btw, i question the findings that my bathroom scale comes up with. the figures seems to be very exaggerated. i would like a full inquiry into health-o-meter's finances.
i wonder if oldsmobile should sue also, given that microsoft wants to enter the auto pc market. vista cruiser was the first thing i thought of when i heard "vista". i guess sandisk will make a flash drive called the vista cruiser soon. or maybe that will be the name of the file manager in vista. they should just drop the "t" and make fall inline with the msn passport. hell, it also works with "where do u want to go today?" though the credit card company might cry foul. dammit..
i've wondered what the link between apple and volkswagen is. their ads have a similar feel. the ipod and beetle were paired. osx on a toureg. anyone care to shed some light?
maybe athletes can finally cut back on the steriods. i can see these kinda things becoming mainstream, at least in certain jobs. ups could raise the max weight on packages. moving to a new house would become much easier, you could just rent a few of these for you and u'r friends (no drunken battlebots plz). of course the military industry will be all over this. if enough ppl had it, other products would prolly change too. portable computers wouldn't need to be as lite. the human scale that you design around would change. you wouldn't be limited to things that can only be done under normal human strength. of course the scary part is, where to draw the line. each generation of these will be faster and quicker. evolution at a breakneck speed. and the disparity between rich and poor would be even greater. rich and powerful will have a whole new meaning. and as soon as these get wired to the brain for better reaction times and possible brain enhancements, we've become the borg. maybe i'm just overthinking this and should go back to sleep, but the ramifications r interesting. i can't wait to get mine and OC it!
weak muscles are not the only problem old ppl have. muscle control is a problem too. it's like putting old ppl in tanks instead of cars. the accidents are just going to increase in severity. and i don't want grandpa to have a ww2 flashback while wearing one of these. for a lot of older ppl, i think fighting the degradation of the mind will be tougher than the body. i'm not trying to say all old ppl r feeble or crazy, but the mind usually is one of the first things that start to go. also, this is assuming the armor always interprets the intended actions properly. with weakened motor skills, the likelyhood of a mishap also goes up. although, i guess it could be programmed to have a slight delay and some fuzzy logic to smooth out effects of some diseases. constant tuning might be required to make sure it helps as much as possible and to lower risk.
i could have used one of these back in high school. it would have paid for itself in unstolen lunch money! i'm sure i'm not the only/.er who feels this way.
don't most smoke detectors beep when they r are low on batteries? i understand that you want to check on the device that can save your life, but it's already got a mechanism to remind you to change batteries. every smoke detector i've had has always made it hard to ignore that the batteries are low. this is a much better reminder than "i get one less/more hour of sleep, gotta change all the clocks (gotta love how everything has a clock on it now) and what was that other thing?"
i understand you cannot put everyone (250 million) in the same boat. the grandparent obvious made this mistake. but you are still in the minority. the vast majority of americans never learn to speak another language. they may have taken a couple years of a language in HS or college, but only the bare minimum. i would hardly consider them fluent. btw, i'm not counting ppl who already know another language because they are immigrants or have parents that are. i don't know how many times i've heard the word "quesadilla" pronouced with the "l" sound.
nice observation. i'm guessing it would level off as soon as it falls off the 1st page on/. even more interesting will be to watch the graph when the story gets duped. i wonder how many/.ers follow the link twice. and no, u didn't miss it the first time around. just admit it, you never left.
we actually have a jumpy user who calls/emails every time she hears about a new virus, gets an error message, sneezes, etc. we haven't heard much from her since upgrading her to xp. either everything is working or she's dead.
though it's a bit optimistic, i hope the students really take the their selection. i like the grass-rootsy feel of supporting open-source drm-free codecs and non-RIAA content. it's like organic music. perhaps this will open the door for a larger audience to ween themselves off of the riaa koolaid. most of you are complaining it doesn't have enough "popular" music. maybe this can change what is "popular". longshot, but post like "it's not itunes, it sucks" and "it doesn't have britney spears, it sucks" is not going to help us break riaa monopoly. for all the M$ bashing that goes on here, it's amazing to read "everyone uses ipod/itunes, just use that". i would have expected more support for ogg and flac than for itunes on an open source friendly site.
your title just reminded me of one of my favorite bushisms: "There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again."
I guess this is why ppl r rebuying windows machines, the dumbing down of america
umm, yeah. facts:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&si d=a_E1xJZdLLHc&refer=us
i don't understand why the ipod has this god-like status on/. it's not quite fair to just call it a trend. it's like sony trinitron tv in the 80's. for a lot of consumers, it was the only tv to get. it was a solid product that was well advertised. the ipod is no different. it's not just a fad like a pet rock. but there is no infallible product. and.. get ready for this. some ppl like alternatives. there is no single product that will be "best" for everyone. ipod is best for u? great! but don't try to tell me it's best for me. saying things like "why would anyone want anything other than ipod/itunes" is like "why would anyone use anything other than windows". yes, i went there. now mod me down quick!
you can also do "run as". btw, how often are you installing apps? if you are installing like everyday, you need u'rself a testbox. most installers put the shortcuts under "all users". better ones ask you: "for everyone" or "for my account only". programs that require admin to run just suck. there are ways around it, but it's a pain. obviously windows isn't perfect, but if 3rd party apps were better written, it wouldn't be a problem. blaming windows for this is like blaming the ipod for crappy belkin fm transmitters.
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i wonder how long before the creationists demand the scienctists personal data:
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i never turn mine on. take that hackers!
seems to be a trend among right-wingers. if you don't like a piece of information, fight it. it's working for the creationists, the war-mongers, and now this. we also know that downloading songs, instead of increasing ppl's taste and demand for music, is helping the terrorists. maybe cigarettes will be deemed healthy again. they are like a kid who sticks his fingers in his ears when someone is trying to tell them something. btw, i question the findings that my bathroom scale comes up with. the figures seems to be very exaggerated. i would like a full inquiry into health-o-meter's finances.
i wonder if oldsmobile should sue also, given that microsoft wants to enter the auto pc market. vista cruiser was the first thing i thought of when i heard "vista". i guess sandisk will make a flash drive called the vista cruiser soon. or maybe that will be the name of the file manager in vista. they should just drop the "t" and make fall inline with the msn passport. hell, it also works with "where do u want to go today?" though the credit card company might cry foul. dammit..
babble mode off.
are you the spokesperson for the mile high club?
hmm, right to life on one hand. executions and war on the other. not hypocritical at all.
i've wondered what the link between apple and volkswagen is. their ads have a similar feel. the ipod and beetle were paired. osx on a toureg. anyone care to shed some light?
was i the only one reminded of the movie "the abysss" while watching the clips?
but in soviet russia, linux runs your grandfather.
maybe athletes can finally cut back on the steriods. i can see these kinda things becoming mainstream, at least in certain jobs. ups could raise the max weight on packages. moving to a new house would become much easier, you could just rent a few of these for you and u'r friends (no drunken battlebots plz). of course the military industry will be all over this. if enough ppl had it, other products would prolly change too. portable computers wouldn't need to be as lite. the human scale that you design around would change. you wouldn't be limited to things that can only be done under normal human strength. of course the scary part is, where to draw the line. each generation of these will be faster and quicker. evolution at a breakneck speed. and the disparity between rich and poor would be even greater. rich and powerful will have a whole new meaning. and as soon as these get wired to the brain for better reaction times and possible brain enhancements, we've become the borg. maybe i'm just overthinking this and should go back to sleep, but the ramifications r interesting. i can't wait to get mine and OC it!
or... would could give peace a chance. i know, fat chance. too much money to be made from the self-propagating war machine.
weak muscles are not the only problem old ppl have. muscle control is a problem too. it's like putting old ppl in tanks instead of cars. the accidents are just going to increase in severity. and i don't want grandpa to have a ww2 flashback while wearing one of these. for a lot of older ppl, i think fighting the degradation of the mind will be tougher than the body. i'm not trying to say all old ppl r feeble or crazy, but the mind usually is one of the first things that start to go. also, this is assuming the armor always interprets the intended actions properly. with weakened motor skills, the likelyhood of a mishap also goes up. although, i guess it could be programmed to have a slight delay and some fuzzy logic to smooth out effects of some diseases. constant tuning might be required to make sure it helps as much as possible and to lower risk.
i could have used one of these back in high school. it would have paid for itself in unstolen lunch money! i'm sure i'm not the only /.er who feels this way.
woah, i always thought A.D stood for "After Death". ahh, public school.
don't know about you. but mine "rears it's ugly head" more than once every 5 years.
don't most smoke detectors beep when they r are low on batteries? i understand that you want to check on the device that can save your life, but it's already got a mechanism to remind you to change batteries. every smoke detector i've had has always made it hard to ignore that the batteries are low. this is a much better reminder than "i get one less/more hour of sleep, gotta change all the clocks (gotta love how everything has a clock on it now) and what was that other thing?"
i understand you cannot put everyone (250 million) in the same boat. the grandparent obvious made this mistake. but you are still in the minority. the vast majority of americans never learn to speak another language. they may have taken a couple years of a language in HS or college, but only the bare minimum. i would hardly consider them fluent. btw, i'm not counting ppl who already know another language because they are immigrants or have parents that are. i don't know how many times i've heard the word "quesadilla" pronouced with the "l" sound.
nice observation. i'm guessing it would level off as soon as it falls off the 1st page on /. even more interesting will be to watch the graph when the story gets duped. i wonder how many /.ers follow the link twice. and no, u didn't miss it the first time around. just admit it, you never left.
we actually have a jumpy user who calls/emails every time she hears about a new virus, gets an error message, sneezes, etc. we haven't heard much from her since upgrading her to xp. either everything is working or she's dead.
paranoid + non-technical = headache.
i hope itms doesn't go the route of mtv and start off with music videos and later keep rerunning "the real world - cupertino".
though it's a bit optimistic, i hope the students really take the their selection. i like the grass-rootsy feel of supporting open-source drm-free codecs and non-RIAA content. it's like organic music. perhaps this will open the door for a larger audience to ween themselves off of the riaa koolaid. most of you are complaining it doesn't have enough "popular" music. maybe this can change what is "popular". longshot, but post like "it's not itunes, it sucks" and "it doesn't have britney spears, it sucks" is not going to help us break riaa monopoly. for all the M$ bashing that goes on here, it's amazing to read "everyone uses ipod/itunes, just use that". i would have expected more support for ogg and flac than for itunes on an open source friendly site.
your title just reminded me of one of my favorite bushisms:
"There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again."
I guess this is why ppl r rebuying windows machines, the dumbing down of america
umm, yeah. facts: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&si d=a_E1xJZdLLHc&refer=us
i don't understand why the ipod has this god-like status on /. it's not quite fair to just call it a trend. it's like sony trinitron tv in the 80's. for a lot of consumers, it was the only tv to get. it was a solid product that was well advertised. the ipod is no different. it's not just a fad like a pet rock. but there is no infallible product. and.. get ready for this. some ppl like alternatives. there is no single product that will be "best" for everyone. ipod is best for u? great! but don't try to tell me it's best for me. saying things like "why would anyone want anything other than ipod/itunes" is like "why would anyone use anything other than windows". yes, i went there. now mod me down quick!
you can also do "run as". btw, how often are you installing apps? if you are installing like everyday, you need u'rself a testbox. most installers put the shortcuts under "all users". better ones ask you: "for everyone" or "for my account only". programs that require admin to run just suck. there are ways around it, but it's a pain. obviously windows isn't perfect, but if 3rd party apps were better written, it wouldn't be a problem. blaming windows for this is like blaming the ipod for crappy belkin fm transmitters.
how is he going to get in?